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Documentation request - examples how tools can be used to add graphs and tables to an app

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Description

Thanks for such a useful package. I have already found it to be impactful in my work thanks to the r-sidebot example

I understand it is early days but I would find it incredibly useful if there were basic documentation on how tools can be used to update a shiny app

For example, I am currently wondering how I can use a chatbot to

  • add a ggplot based plot to my shiny app, new plots would dynamically be added not replaced
  • add a reactable table to my shiny app instead of having a table rendered in the chat interface
  • add a textoutput to my shiny app so that I can download it as a report

As an aside, this library might be of interest - https://docs.ell.so/

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Research direction

Start with the existing r-sidebot example and the linked ell.so documentation to understand how tools interact with a Shiny app. Document examples for dynamically adding ggplot plots, rendering reactable tables outside the chat, and adding downloadable text output; the work is done when all three use cases are explained clearly.

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Documentation
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